Starbucks red holiday cups return with 13 new designs

SEATTLE — Starbucks is giving a sneak preview of the 13 new designs set to adorn their red holiday cups, starting Thursday.

The designs include Christmas lights, candy canes, snowflakes and a reindeer, to name a few. Starbucks chose the winning designs from an Instagram contest that included submissions from more than a dozen countries.

It has been a year since Starbucks rolled out solid red holiday cups with a minimalist logo, unwittingly sparking a backlash on Twitter as people accusing the Seattle company of waging a “war on Christmas.”